USN Overseas Aircraft Loss List January 1945

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DATE TYPE BUNO SQUADRON FROM DOWN AREA PILOT FATE
1/1/1945 SOC-3A 1137 CA-36 USS MINNEAPOLIS (CA-36) ENR LUZON WCENPAC
 
 
1/1/1945 FG-1 14462 VMF-313 LEYTE GULF
 		 PHIL LT MASTERS S
1/1/1945 FM-2 73809 VC-94 USS SHAMROCK BAY (CVE-84) MANUS SW PAC
 
 
1/1/1945 F6F-5 70462 VF-20 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) LUZON PHIL
 
 
1/1/1945 F6F-5 70103 VF-7 USS HANCOCK (CV-19) FORMOSA EMPIRE
 
 
1/1/1945 F4U-1D 82588 VBF-85 USS SHANGRI-LA (CV-38) GULF OF PICIA CENLANT ENS ROBERT F. SHERMAN S
1/1/1945 FM-2 47191 A.A. SAMAR SAMAR PHIL
 
 
1/1/1945 TBM-1C 45532 VC-21 USS MARCUS ISLAND (CVE-77) LINGAYEN GULF PHIL ENS ARTHUR ALBERT S
1/1/1945 PBM-3D 45301 VPB-25
 		 LEYTE GULF PHIL
 
 
1/1/1945 PBY-5 08429 VPB-33
 		 MANUS SW PAC
 
 
1/1/1945 SBD-5 36702 VMSB-244
 		 EMIRAU SW PAC MAJ JOHN L. DEXTER S
1/1/1945 F6F-5 58480 COMAIRPAC PEARL HAWAII ECENPAC
 
 
1/1/1945 F6F-5 72093 VF-23
 		 PONAM SW PAC ENS THOMAS F. TORPEY, JR. D
1/1/1945 PBM-3D 45305 VPB-25
 		 LEYTE GULF PHIL
 
 
1/1/1945 F4U-1 50001 MAG-12 ZAMBOANGA
 		 PHIL
 
 
1/2/1945 F6F-5N 72201 VF(N)-53
 		 HAWAII ECENPAC ENS L.D. HARROLD S
1/2/1945 TBM-1C 46340 SERVRON-11
 		 PELELIU WCENPAC
 
 
1/2/1945 TBM-3D
 		 VT(N)-53 USS SARATOGA (CV-3) HAWAII ECENPAC ENS K.W. SCOTT U
1/2/1945 FM-2 57032 VC-92 USS TULAGI (CVE-72) LINGAYEN GULF PHIL
 
 
1/2/1945 PB4Y-1 38813 VPB-104
 		 LEYTE GULF PHIL LTJG W. W. SUTHERLAND S
1/2/1945 FM-2 57022 VC-95 USS BOGUE (CVE-9) BERMUDA NORLANT ENS GRONINGER S
1/2/1945 FG-1A 14357 VBF-6 HILO HAWAII ECENPAC ENS JOSEPH W. STEWART S
1/3/1945 F6F-5 70595 VF-81 USS WASP (CV-18) FORMOSA EMPIRE LTJG MARION E. WINTER M
1/3/1945 F6F-5 71065 VF-80 USS TICONDEROGA (CV-14) FORMOSA EMPIRE ENS P.J. MANELLA M
1/3/1945 SB2C-3 19525 VB-80 USS TICONDEROGA (CV-14) FORMOSA EMPIRE
 
 
1/3/1945 SB2C-3 18761 VB-80 USS TICONDEROGA (CV-14) FORMOSA EMPIRE
 
 
1/3/1945 F6F-5 58935 VF-7 USS HANCOCK (CV-19) FORMOSA EMPIRE LTJG H.R. AUSTIN M
1/3/1945 F6F-5 70443 VF-7 USS HANCOCK (CV-19) FORMOSA EMPIRE ENS C.D. SIGENTHALER D
1/3/1945 F6F-5 70357 VF-7 USS HANCOCK (CV-19) FORMOSA EMPIRE ENS E.A. TURNER M
1/3/1945 F4U-1 49888 VMF-111 KWAJALEIN
 		 CENPAC
 
 
1/3/1945 FM-2 57034 VC-21 USS MARCUS ISLAND (CVE-77) LINGAYEN GULF PHIL ENS RICHARD BLEHA S
1/3/1945 F6F-3 41730 VF-81 USS WASP (CV-18) FORMOSA EMPIRE LT MINOS D. MILLER, JR. M
1/3/1945 F6F-5 70532 VF-81 USS WASP (CV-18) FORMOSA EMPIRE LT CHARLES P. REEKS, JR. M
1/3/1945 PV-1 49416 VPB-137
 		 MOROTAI PHIL
 
 
1/3/1945 PB4Y-1 38947 VPB-105
 		 ENGLAND EUROPE LT GEORGE E. PANTAND U
1/3/1945 PV-1 49414 VPB-137
 		 MOROTAI PHIL
 
 
1/3/1945 F6F-5 58969 VF-7 USS HANCOCK (CV-19) FORMOSA EMPIRE
 
 
1/3/1945 TBM-1C 46326 VT-45 USS SAN JACINTO (CVL-30) FORMOSA EMPIRE ENS C.W. DYSEPT S
1/3/1945 F6F-5 71929 VF-4 USS ESSEX (CV-9) OKINAWA EMPIRE
 
 
1/3/1945 F6F-5 70938 VF-4 USS ESSEX (CV-9) OKINAWA EMPIRE LT HUBERT T. HOUSTON M
1/3/1945 F4U-1D 57207 VMF-124 USS ESSEX (CV-9) FORMOSA EMPIRE 1STLT R.W. MULLINS M
1/3/1945 F4U-1 49802 VMF-223 TOROKINA
 		 SOPAC
 
 
1/3/1945 PV-1 49576 VPB-137
 		 MOROTAI PHIL
 
 
1/3/1945 PV-1 49578 VPB-137
 		 MOROTAI PHIL
 
 
1/3/1945 PV-1 49587 VPB-137
 		 MOROTAI PHIL
 
 
1/3/1945 PV-1 49589 VPB-137
 		 MOROTAI PHIL
 
 
1/3/1945 PV-1 49591 VPB-137
 		 MOROTAI PHIL
 
 
1/3/1945 PV-1 49592 VPB-137
 		 MOROTAI PHIL
 
 
1/3/1945 TBM-1C 46410 VT-20 USS LEXINGTON (CV-16) FORMOSA EMPIRE LTJG D.F. SEIZ S
1/3/1945 TBM-1C 73281 VT-45 USS SAN JACINTO (CVL-30) FORMOSA EMPIRE ENS CHARLES H. FRISBIE M
1/3/1945 FG-1 14415 VMF-115 LEYTE GULF
 		 PHIL MCCALL U
1/3/1945 F4U-1 49881 VMF-115 LEYTE GULF
 		 PHIL 1STLT J. HARRISON S
1/3/1945 TBM-1C 46308 VT-29 USS CABOT (CVL-28) FORMOSA EMPIRE ENS J.A. VASHRO S
1/3/1945 F6F-3 42152 VF-29 USS CABOT (CVL-28) FORMOSA EMPIRE LT MARTIN S
1/3/1945 F4U-1 49741 VMF-111 ROI ROI WCENPAC
 
 
1/3/1945 F6F-5 70560 VF-7 USS HANCOCK (CV-19) FORMOSA EMPIRE
 
 
1/3/1945 F6F-5 72072 VF-22 USS COWPENS (CVL-25) FORMOSA EMPIRE
 
 
1/3/1945 TBM-1C 46058 VT-11 USS HORNET (CV-12) FORMOSA EMPIRE LT T.B. ADAMS S
1/3/1945 PV-1 49575 VPB-137
 		 MOROTAI PHIL
 
 
1/3/1945 FM-2 73679 VOC-1 USS WAKE ISLAND (CVE-65) SULU SEA PHIL LTJG ROBERT B. LYON S
1/3/1945 TBM-1C 73443 A.A. SAMAR SAMAR PHIL
 
 
1/3/1945 PV-1 49640 VPB-137
 		 MOROTAI PHIL
 
 
1/3/1945 F6F-5 71908 VF-3 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) FORMOSA EMPIRE LT W.T. MCNEIL M
1/3/1945 F6F-5 70040 VF-3 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) FORMOSA EMPIRE LT EDWARD GAGE M
1/3/1945 F6F-5N 70565 VF-3 USS YORKTOWN (CV-10) FORMOSA EMPIRE ENS CLIFFORD S. TOMLINSON S
1/4/1945 FM-2 55522 VC-75 USS OMMANEY BAY (CVE-79) MINDORO STRAIT PHIL (SHIP SANK)
 
1/4/1945 FM-2 55586 VC-75 USS OMMANEY BAY (CVE-79) MINDORO STRAIT PHIL (SHIP SANK)
 
1/4/1945 FM-2 56820 VC-75 USS OMMANEY BAY (CVE-79) MINDORO STRAIT PHIL (SHIP SANK)
 
1/4/1945 FM-2 56839 VC-75 USS OMMANEY BAY (CVE-79) MINDORO STRAIT PHIL (SHIP SANK)
 
1/4/1945 FM-2 56876 VC-75 USS OMMANEY BAY (CVE-79) MINDORO STRAIT PHIL (SHIP SANK)
 
1/4/1945 FM-2 55520 VC-75 USS OMMANEY BAY (CVE-79) MINDORO STRAIT PHIL (SHIP SANK)
 
1/4/1945 FM-2 56923 VC-75 USS OMMANEY BAY (CVE-79) MINDORO STRAIT PHIL (SHIP SANK)
 
1/4/1945 FM-2 56942 VC-75 USS OMMANEY BAY (CVE-79) MINDORO STRAIT PHIL (SHIP SANK)
 
1/4/1945 FM-2